Moldavian Airlines

Moldavian Airlines was[1] an airline with its head office on the property of Chişinău International Airport in Chişinău in Moldova.[2] It operated scheduled international services from Chişinău to destinations in Romania and Italy. Its main base was Chişinău International Airport.[3]

Moldavian Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
2M MDV MOLDAVIAN
Founded1994
Ceased operations2014
Operating basesChişinău International Airport
Fleet size5
DestinationsCharter
Parent companyCarpatair
HeadquartersChişinău, Moldova
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History
Moldavian Airlines Saab 2000

Moldavian Airlines was established on 26 July 1994 and started operations on 19 August 1994. It was the first private airline in Moldova. It became a joint Swiss-Moldovan company in November 1999, forming a partnership with Carpatair, a regional airline based in Romania.[3] The Moldavian Airlines air operator's certificate permitted the transport of passengers, goods and mail (at July 2007).[4]

In 2005, Moldavian Airlines transported 91,200 passengers. In 2006, 89,200 passengers were transported. In 2007 50,000 passengers were transported to Budapest. In 2008 the passenger number declined to 45,700 passengers.

The airline shut down and ceased all operations in 2014.[5]

Destinations

Moldavian Airlines carried out flights for Carpatair, a Romanian airline based at Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport.

Fleet
Moldavian Airlines Fokker 100

The Moldavian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Aircraft type Now Future History Notes
Boeing 737-300 0 0 1 Leased from Carpatair
Fokker 70 / Fokker 100 0 0 1 Transferred to Carpatair
Saab 340 0 0 1 Sold to another airline
Saab 2000 0 0 2 Both sold, one to Golden Air
Yakovlev Yak-40 0 0 1 Leased from Air Moldova (ER-JGA).
Total 0 0 6

References
  1. ch-aviation.com - Moldavian Airlines retrieved 12 November 2015
  2. "Contact Information Archived 2012-02-03 at the Wayback Machine." Moldavian Airlines. Retrieved on 4 February 2012. "Secretary Office Address: Moldavian Airlines Aeroportul Chisinau MD-2026 Chisinau Republic of Moldova"
  3. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 52.
  4. "Air Operators". Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova. 2007-07-05. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
  5. "Moldavian Airlines on ch-aviation".
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